Nicholas Haddad Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,000 CAD)
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Jikai Zhang opened to 1,200,000 from middle position before Keven Desgagne moved all in for 13,500,000 f rom the button. Nicholas Haddad called off for his remaining stack of roughly 3,000,000 and Zhang got out of the way leaving Haddad at risk.
Nicholas Haddad: J♦5♦ 
Keven Desgagne: Q♦Q♠
Haddad made a small pair on the 8♠5♠3♣ flop but found no further improvement on the K♣ turn or 6♦ river and made his exit from the tournament area while Desgagne took down another healthy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,500,000
5,100,000
|
5,100,000 |
|
11,500,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
Busted |